Virtually every time oil and gasoline prices rose when George W. Bush was in the White House, his policies and/or his connections to folks in the oil industry were blamed by newsrooms from coast to coast.
Yet, even though oil has doubled in price since Inauguration Day, with retail gas prices up $0.75 a gallon, you'd be hard-pressed to find reports blaming these spikes on President Obama or anything he's done since taking office.
Why?
Before you answer, take a look at the following crude oil chart:
On January 19, crude was $34.78. On Friday, it closed at $68.44, a virtual doubling in only four and a half months.
Although oil prices certainly rose during the Bush years, there was never such a fast doubling as what we've seen since Inauguration Day.
As for prices at the pump, the national average was $1.85/gallon on January 19. Today's average is $2.60.
But that doesn't tell the entire story, for the wholesale gas price was about $1.10 before Inauguration Day. With its $1.95 close on Friday, Americans could be seeing $3 at the pump soon; we in California already are.
With this in mind, given the constant lambasting Bush used to get concerning rising energy prices, will Obama and his policies be similarly blamed?
Or will this be another thing the Obama-loving press gives him a pass for?
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Surely you jest
June 6, 2009 - 12:23 ET by BlondeIt's not the Bamster's fault....all of his talk green energy, cap & trade, blah, blah, blah. Silly Noel.
I was shocked to see the price of gas on my return. Wonder if Obama had a nice chat with his bowing budd, the King?
I hope he fails, too.
I believe Obama wants gas
June 6, 2009 - 22:57 ET by GregEI believe Obama wants gas prices as high as they can be. Dick Morris said that Clinton was checking gas prices daily because he knew how negative it could be for him politically if it went too high. But, we weren't being bombarded back then by "green" this and "green" that, and a push for a "green" economy as the "solution our economic crisis."
So with the major "green" push, crude oil and gas prices have to be as high as they can be to make that push easier to do. Obama is currently still popular, and he knows this, which is why high gas prices don't scare him like they did Clinton. Clinton may have been popular, but he didn't have the massive "green" push that high gas prices would help to promote.
And sad to say, that $4 gas we saw last year may be surpassed in the near future. If bad global economy made the demand go down and the prices also go down, why are they going up now? The global economy is still bad, and crude has doubled? Sooooo, at what price will crude be when the global economy actually turns UPWARD again and creates a higher demand for the stuff?
When that happens, we might be HOPING to go back DOWN to $4 per gallon, but I can guarantee that Obama and Co. will be cheering with every penny it moves upward, behind closed doors of course.
Obama WANTS expensive gas
June 7, 2009 - 19:47 ET by mbuelBefore the election he was asked what he thought of the high gas prices:
"Well they need to be that high, but I wouldn't have had them rise that fast."
Are they going to do anything to lower the price of gas? HELL NO.
1) Inflationary spending is going to cause the increase to triple. Obama has made the US dollar WORTHLESS.
2) CRAP AND TRADE, is going to destroy the energy economy in our country.
Obama is currently still popular but will he be when we go into the beginning of hyper inflation next year?
The free market works, Government controls always fail.
Are they going to do
June 7, 2009 - 21:12 ET by GregEAre they going to do anything to lower the price of gas?
ONLY if it was necessary to have a political prop-up. But even then, they couldn't lower the price. What they WOULD do feed us a BS line of how hard they are working to do so.
Obama is currently still popular but will he be when we go into the beginning of hyper inflation next year?
If Americans are awakened by that, the kiss it all goodbye because if politicians see America still loving The One, then The One and Co. will feel more invincible than they do now. Hugo Chavez will be the conservative in a head-to-head.
LoL
June 12, 2009 - 13:31 ET by mbuelIt's funny that you mention Chavez as being more to the right of Obama. There was an article from the state run media in China, where they were stating how great capitalism is at generating wealth and freedom.
Can you imagine an article like that from the NY TIMES? how sad is that, that our country that CREATED this huge leap in personal and economic freedom is on it's way to becoming more oppressed than China?
The free market works, Government controls always fail.
The rules of journalism
June 7, 2009 - 11:54 ET by ironchefofmunchiesJournalism Rule #1: "NOTHING is Obama's fault"
Journalism Rule #2: "If there is negative news, see rule #1 when writing your story".
Obama and the SCM don't care if oil prices triple
June 6, 2009 - 12:41 ET by R D HelmIn fact, they would prefer it that way.
Whatever piddling economic "recovery" we were headed for will most assuredly be choked off by the high price of oil, which I expect will closely emulate that of last year, thus causing another economic downturn early next year.
That may just be the one that sinks us.
Thanks to Obama, we can't drill here for ourselves, but the Mexicans and the Cubans are currently sucking our own oil right out from under us and the American sheeple remain blissfully oblivious to it all.
Maybe they will catch on when we hit a full-bore enonomic depression?
Nahh, they will be too into next season's American Idol to even notice.
As for those who kinda, sorta are paying attention, why do they still operate under the delusion that this particular government is trying to improve this economy?
They aren't.
-Dave
Maybe it'll be just another distraction
June 6, 2009 - 14:30 ET by KC MulvilleI wouldn't be surprised if the media presents this merely as another distraction. Obama, the hero, is trying to reform America, and all these distractions are coming along to frustrate him. Poor Obama.
not only that but it
June 6, 2009 - 16:17 ET by red_dragon311not only that but it will be played like (cue evil DA DA DUNNNNNNN sounding music) EVIL OIL COMPANIES who make profit which we all know is against the law. and they are SO powerful that that just ignore Obama.
FINALY A REAL CANDIATE FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!
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Yep...they'll be hauling
June 6, 2009 - 16:26 ET by bigtimerYep...they'll be hauling the heads of the companies before congress once again with them putting on their phony show of a witch hunt, when they themselves doing this are the very creatures that are to blame, they should have been fired by the people long ago....voters have themselves to blame in the long run.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Dave - maybe you can
June 6, 2009 - 22:09 ET by AlanaDave - maybe you can explain this for me. I always thought: Oil doesn't arrange itself underground according to which country sits on top of it, so isn't it true that other countries could be getting oil that actually sits partly under our territory?
And - I've always thought - even if it didn't sit partly under their territory, what would keep the country next door from scooting its lines over to tap oil underneath us?
In other words, I always looked at all those "no drill" maps as meaning - well, we can't get it, but anybody nearby can help themselves.
Is this true?
Alana...
June 7, 2009 - 00:54 ET by zeestephenMost of the world's oil is not in giant pools that can be drained out from many miles away.
Oil tends to be in relatively small pockets, many wells are usually required to extract it, and the wells need to be reasonably close to the largest deposits.
There is really only one internationally disputed oil field in the USA, and that's in the Gulf of Mexico, where several countries have overlapping claims.
And, in the very long term, most of the world's oil will rise to the Earth's surface and evaporate, or dissolve in water, or be consumed by bacteria.
Think of the La Brea tar pits in L.A., or the "leaky" oil fields in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Barbara, or the "Tar Sands" in western Canada.
In geologic history, more oil has been expelled from the Earth's crust by natural processes than man has drilled in the last 150 years.
Alana, its called directional drilling, and anybody can do it.
June 7, 2009 - 13:08 ET by R D HelmThey can tap into reserves many miles from where the actual rig is located.
-Dave
Ok, thanks guys. Two
June 7, 2009 - 13:33 ET by AlanaOk, thanks guys. Two answers. So I'll just conclude it's mostly what the first person said, with a little of what the second person said.
I hear ya. And I, for
June 7, 2009 - 21:22 ET by GregEI hear ya. And I, for one, am getting tired of The One.
In the not too distant future, he's going to push Congress to propose some bill to bail out California. Imagine, citizens from 49 sovereign states being forced to pay for the idiocy of one state.......a state which has spent itself into the dirt, a state that celebrates illegal immigration and seizes it's citizenry's money to pay for their healthcare, schooling, etc etc.......a state that has vast offshore energy sources they could use and sell but they'd rather be $40 billion in the red and let major dollars sit idle under the sea floor. That's just STUPID. I can't just go file bankruptcy if I have lots of assets and money. I first have to use my assets and my money. CA is sitting on vast assets, but will not be told they have to use them. To the contrary, they'll be told they cannot use them.
We live in a nation of political idiots that are referred to as "leaders." Most are nothing near it.
Clearly--- this is George
June 6, 2009 - 12:35 ET by BKeyserClearly--- this is George Bush's fault. Any comment to the contrary simply ignors the facts! (I'm pretending to be a lib here, so I'm not actually going to offer any of those pesky 'facts'.) In fact, if it weren't for the stimulus package, oil would be at $120/barrel and gas at $3.60/gal! Obama is not to blame, he's probably saved tens of millions of dollars for Americans already. Blah blah blah blah, blah and blah George Bush blah!
3,500 crude oil tankers
June 6, 2009 - 12:45 ET by sevenSame as last year. They are all filled and offshore. Every day they postpone unloading the million barrels of crude on board goes up 50 cents or 500,000 dollars. This is a speculator action and it would drop 20 dollars if Obama announced some drilling or California did. The commodities speculation market cost saudis 500 million on the way down last year in trading losses. Soros sold short. some I am told sell naked shorts. How many banks last year were stung by mark to market holding shriveling commodities?
You all need to get MBA degrees and undergrad degrees in economics. This mess is simple if you know what to read and how to read it.
I was talking about inflation the other day.......
June 7, 2009 - 05:06 ET by old crowith my wife and son, being worried about it rearing it's ugly head, and asked my 22yr old son if he knew what inflation was. He quipped "I didn't flunk economics three times for nothing, of couse I know." Bought a smile to my face ;)
Re being a lib
June 6, 2009 - 13:02 ET by slickwillie2001We need the Bamster's government socialized healthcare plan passed by Congress, then the price of gasoline will go back down.
The media and their new god
June 6, 2009 - 14:41 ET by SeftonIt only follows to (liberal) reason that since the media has admitted that the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers is actually god, Bush must be the one who tempted Eve in the Garden and threw the human race into our evil existence.
This will eventually be the first transcripts of the Obamassiah's bible and required reading for his new kingdom.
Obama wants high gas prices
June 6, 2009 - 12:41 ET by jefflebowskiIf he can get gas to $8 a gallon, people will be forced to buy the little go-carts his new car company will be pumping out! The press will protect Obama from the wrath of the morons by blaming it on Bush and global warming. America remains the only country where it is illegal to drill our own oil!
One day, intelligence will return to the USA.
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www.angrywhitedude.c...
"One day, intelligence will
June 6, 2009 - 12:46 ET by R D Helm"One day, intelligence will return to the USA."
It better hurry, while there is still a USA for it to return to.
-Dave
a communicable disease
June 8, 2009 - 16:27 ET by wizardjrLiberalism is a rare disease. It is one of the few (only?) mental diseases that is communicable.
Here in Minnesota they passed a law forbidding any new construction of nuclear power plants. Brilliant. I guess the di-lithium crystals will do it instead. Or is it the unicorn farts?
Bambi is god
June 6, 2009 - 12:51 ET by PeterStoneHow can we blame 'god' for high gas prices.
He is the Messiah isn't he?????
Yep, "the one" will ...
June 6, 2009 - 12:53 ET by SentryDanYep, "the one" will get a pass on this one too. Remember, the msm is "the one's" propaganda machine. They won't touch anything that makes Obama look bad.
Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.
Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine
Spinning
June 6, 2009 - 13:19 ET by PianobuffMost of the spin I'm reading in the left blogs comes in two flavors:
1) Gas is too cheap and we're paying too little for it. The rise is a good thing to get our focus on green energy and to discourage us from using energy
2) The comparison is unfair because leading up to summer prices always rise and to use Jan-June data is cherry-picking.
The second amuses me, because I thought they LOVE hockey stick diagrams.
The standby canard (It's Bushes fault) is also out there.
On Lou Dobbs last night
June 6, 2009 - 13:26 ET by Chris NormanOn Lou Dobbs last night they had a report that the government was considering increasing the federal gas tax by ten cents a gallon to "replenish" the "almost broke" highway fund. All those billions in "stimulus money" and the basic highway fund is going broke. The reporter concluded that there may be a revolt if this increase is enacted, but I don't know anymore. It seems that Obama disciples will do anything he orders - and gladly.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
delete
June 6, 2009 - 16:02 ET by dscottDid Lou explain why the
June 6, 2009 - 16:02 ET by dscottDid Lou explain why the fund was almost broke? Did he mention that gas tax receipts were off in 2008 due to the high cost of gasoline at the time? Inhofe did.
Did Lou explain how much of the highway trust fund is raided for mass transit projects instead of it's intended purpose, i.e. roads? 1 out of 9 cents or 11.1% wasted on mass transit that is neither fuel efficient or cost effective.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Hi dscott... Hey thanks
June 6, 2009 - 16:10 ET by bigtimerHi dscott...
Hey thanks for the link regarding Inhofe, one of my favorite Senators, he is right too.
I am so glad you posted the other link/info about the raiding of the highway trust fund, which has been going on for a long time now off and on...mostly on.
It's infuriating how this is always left out of the conversations with the majority of the talking heads.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Some time ago I documented
June 6, 2009 - 17:15 ET by dscottSome time ago I documented how badly light rail mass transit fails the sales pitch of libs.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Yes, people are so spread
June 6, 2009 - 17:21 ET by Chris NormanYes, people are so spread out now that it takes two busses and a transfer even to get to the nearest light rail station, and then another bus or two to get to work from the stop. No one wants to get up at 4:00 AM to get to work at 8:30, with a reverse trip to get home at 7:00 PM. Light rail just doesn't work like it did a hundred years ago...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Or like in the lib's favorite example........
June 7, 2009 - 05:14 ET by old croof living right - "Europe", which is so congested mass transit works there.
Europe? It only works if
June 7, 2009 - 09:33 ET by dscottEurope? It only works if you live in the big cities otherwise you are out of luck with 2 hour commutes.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
dscott - Marching Forward to the Stone Age
June 6, 2009 - 17:18 ET by Chris NormanYeah, they claimed the recession is causing people to drive less and tax receipts are down. I wondered at the time what Obama will do if he gets his way and we all drive Barbie Cars and Big Wheels and gas tax receipts fall even more. I guess he'll slap a tax on bus and trolley fares. If he runs people off those, he can always tax shoes...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
they have already hinted at
June 6, 2009 - 17:19 ET by dscottthey have already hinted at the solution, GPS counting the miles you drive per year. Some states are flirting with the idea.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
One can't be perversely
June 6, 2009 - 17:24 ET by Chris NormanOne can't be perversely imaginative enough to think of the ways the geniuses are dreaming to squeeze more revenue out of us. They're always two steps ahead.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Yep dscott...here is one
June 6, 2009 - 22:23 ET by bigtimerYep dscott...here is one example I've put here long ago...Oregon, and others will be following suit once this starts...and it will if they win.
http://www.dhonline.com/articles/2008/12/28/news/local/1aaa02_road.txt
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Time to call the oil
June 6, 2009 - 13:52 ET by ThisnThatTime to call the oil executives in to Congress -- and then blast them if they used any oil or gas getting there.
Congress will decide that the oil industry isn't going its job. Obama will call the executives in and tell them "The only thing standing between you and the pitchforks is me".
Then we'll nationalize the oil industry -- just like Chevez -- and the MSM will celebrate and truely call Obama God, not sort of a God.
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Liberals constantly demand that we accept a glaring falsehood as truth; Obama's elimination of the word "terror" will make terrorist acts less terrifying
I'm afraid you're right.
June 6, 2009 - 22:14 ET by AlanaI'm afraid you're right. We're doomed.
The Media blaming Obama?
June 6, 2009 - 14:22 ET by Dena InaNoel,
Another pass for Obama. The Media crucified Pres Bush for Oil Prices. Oil was $85 in Jan08 and rose to $126 by Jun08- a 48% increase.
Now we have Obama...Oil prices increase 98% in the same period from JAN to JUN and the Media is where??? If they would report on the percentage increase and overlook the price maybe the MSM wouldn't look so stupid by denying the truth. Look at the Stock Market and the MSM will report on the percentage increase as if the economy is turning around- the Stock Market went from 6547 to 8762 a 34% increase but only a 2215 pt increase- the MSM overlooks how high it was when Pres Bush was in office- 14164- a drop of 38% but a huge 5400 pt drop to the current number. Great Change!
Dena
*edit Noel-what chart?
the govt.
June 6, 2009 - 14:21 ET by jessieHjessieH WE tell them to drill, they say "screw you". Do WE really want to elect these people again? Maybe a nationwide strike will open their ears.
Of course the msm isn't
June 6, 2009 - 15:56 ET by bigtimerOf course the msm isn't going to blame O...not at all.
Anyone with common sense had to know oil prices would rise again, with all that's coming with the leftists in power this is just fits the bill...and is exactly what Obama has always wanted, the higher the price the better in his eyes.
Drill Baby Drill may be a national mantra again, just wished the mid-term elections was sooner than it is slated to be...
In the meantime we all are going to suffer the prices at the pumps again...as more insanity is imposed upon us via congress-critters...and those in O's administration....Browner will really be a happy-camper...with O leading the way.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
BT
June 6, 2009 - 19:31 ET by ahusserI am conflicted. Unless we feel a lot of pain. The Great Usurper will never be blamed. Unfortunately we need to suffer to get rid of this guy. That is the only way. Just like Carter. He needs to pay politically for his policies. If everything comes out okey dokey we will be stuck with him for at least 8 years and maybe forever. On another note here comes the depression, if passed, it would make small business so costly they would either have to fold or not hire:
June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Under a draft bill to overhaul the U.S. health-care system all employers would be required to supply health insurance for workers or contribute to the cost.
The bill, by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, would create a public health plan to compete with private insurers, a priority of President Barack Obama’s that is opposed by Republicans. It would provide all Americans with health benefits, penalize those who don’t buy them and bar insurers from limiting coverage.
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
ahusser... Yep...we're
June 6, 2009 - 19:50 ET by bigtimerahusser...
Yep...we're going to feel pain one way or the other...I just hope it is shorter than two terms he may get...unfortunately, he and Acorn are busy little bees, so is the Census etc for him and his team.
Looks bad all over...and I won't even go into illegal campaign $$$...and voter intimidation that is just peachy-keen with Holder and crew.
Health Care, Cap and Trade, Amnesty all down the road...
Fasten your seat-belts...a long bumpy ride it will be.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Didn't Saudi officials
June 6, 2009 - 16:20 ET by dscottDidn't Saudi officials rebuff Obama's request to hold the price of oil? Didn't the Saudi King say $80/barrel was the minimum he wanted?
At this pace if nothing is done to change the trajectory of the price increase we are looking at $100/barrel oil by January. The economy will crash and burn yet again because of the drilling ban. Regardless of the usual increase in gas consumption over the summer, the lack of usual increase will cut off the normal economic expansion. How utterly predictable this is and yet so avoidable. At what point will these idiots be impeached for malfeasance by incompetence? Start with Schwartzendumber, half the drillable oil is off the CA coast line. How stupid can someone be???
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Last summer
June 6, 2009 - 16:44 ET by dmntd1I did a quickie pseudo-analysis of gas prices as reported by AAA. It showed that in the 8 years of Clinton's presidency gas rose by about $0.75/gal. In the first 6 years of Bush's presidcency, gas rose by about $.075. In the first year of the Democrats being in charge of both houses of Congress, gas rose by almost $1.50. Seemed pretty clear to me than, and still does!
WE THE PEOPLE of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare,
This time and 18 months ago the price driver was hedge funds
June 6, 2009 - 20:11 ET by sevenThe commodities market are making money daily. 3,500 tankers are filed with oil and make 1 million dollars a day waiting one more day to unload.
If we announced drilling, they would race to sell and unload oil.
Economic growth is fueled by consumer spending. It is NOT fueled by spending dollars that go to the ayrabs. The next excalating cost is protein, dairy and food. All their input costs are related to fuel prices. This of course creates more global starvation.
Blame him? Praise him, you mean.
June 6, 2009 - 21:24 ET by wnaegele'Bam's already given a nod and wink to $4+ gas -- an amount with which the media are also happy -- all the better to force Americans into Obamacars. The Saudis, the oil companies and the spectators merely are proceeding on his green light...
The Best Laid Plans
June 6, 2009 - 22:00 ET by BondPlainBondObama made a point, during the campaign, of stating that he didn't mind the $3, $4, and $5/gallon gasoline pricing at all, he believes that's what gasoline should go for a gallon, if not more. What peeved Obama was that the price rose so swiftly, the public was able to feel the rise in price, and the public voiced their outrage.
Obama said he would always prefer a slow, steady, and steep price increase so Americans can "get used" to the higher, Obama-desired pricing.
There's more petroleum on
June 6, 2009 - 23:26 ET by RR GOPThere's more petroleum on this planet than we can use in hundreds of years even with continued increase in usage.
The Kuwaitis haven't released oil reserve estimates that have changed since I believe the '80s and I'm pretty sure the Saudis are doing the same thing. Like DeBeer's and the diamond industry, they are a cartel that controls supply and promotes the myth of scarcity.
The Communists want us to live more like they do in Zimbabwe because, after all, that's only fair.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
"Oh, I don't know. We
June 7, 2009 - 07:12 ET by bretzysdude"Oh, I don't know. We really can't blame Obama for this." - balboa
Who needs the media?
June 7, 2009 - 08:08 ET by jdripperYou don't need the media to tell you that gas prices are up when you fill up your car every three days. This is one story that every American who owns a car knows every day. Day in and day out and they remember the promises when they can't take a vacation.
Jack
"If at age 20 you are a conservative then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are a liberal then you have no brains." Sir Winston Churchill
Premium Near $3 A Gal In Columbus, OH Area
June 7, 2009 - 10:55 ET by Wildcatter1980The price of premium is near $3/gal., too.
No, the blame, as usual, will be on the oil companies because they are easy targets and speculation on the open market is too cornfusing for the media to report on thus making it a poor target.
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We already have term limits. They are called elections. We can & should vote out those who do not represent & serve us! - Me
President Addresses Rising Fuel Costs
June 7, 2009 - 18:08 ET by ghblogI also wondered about this a few weeks ago in a post. I wonder how long it will take the MSM to find a way to blame President Bush or better yet Dick Cheney.
You can read my post at:
http://www.framingthedialogue.com/archives/president-addresses-rising-gas-prices/
Lik we did not know this
June 7, 2009 - 21:56 ET by SnappyLik we did not know this was coming..... he said as much about $4.00 a gal gas last summer, the price was fine, it just rose to fast and we noticed it.
This (although probably not entirely his doing) is all part of his plan to ween us off foreign oil. Its not to have a replacement, or to domestically drill. He is just going to make it to expensive for the average American to buy, force us all into a Chevy Volt and restrict our movement to a 45mile "Charging" range. A populace that is not free to move is a populace easier to control.
Different treatment
June 8, 2009 - 06:11 ET by Blogger Guy00001When Bush was president, the media bots laid in waiting at gas stations throughout the country, just waiting for the first opportunity to get a pic of the first sign with a big 4. As soon as they had it, it was flashed all over the country on every TV station and every newspaper.
Now, as prices move up slowly towards the big 3, the media bots are hiding, doing all they can to protect the Messia who they helped elect..